Now, see, this is why it’s not a good idea to look at the glowing screen first thing in the morning. I walk out with Willow to see to her morning constitutional, and it’s a beautiful morning, so quiet and still that the rooster’s crowing a half-mile away is clear as day, and the reverberationsContinue reading “Grant me the serenity”
Category Archives: The present moment
When turmoil is not
The household — two humans, two canines and a feline — has not begun to stir except for the stirrings of my crazy brain. There, there is turmoil — No, there’s not! You’re in a contented and peaceful place.
Autumn sunshine and the promise of snow
The sun is back today. Yesterday was Gray close your eyes and rest in the gloom, and today is slowly building into Look at all the glory come and run in the light — although now the green is starting to fade to yellow and red in anticipation of future brown. On days like today,Continue reading “Autumn sunshine and the promise of snow”
The rest of the universe
Go ahead. Unclench your shoulders. Open your fists for a handshake. Take a deep breath. Feel the connection of a hug. Relax your grip on “reality.” There is more to this world than you can see with your eyes, touch with your hands, hear with your ears, smell with your nose, or taste with yourContinue reading “The rest of the universe”
